Revolution: New Art for a New World
Revolution: New Art for a New World

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Revolution: New Art for a New World

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The Russian Avant-Garde, a century on

7.5(6 votes)
2017
1h 25m
Documentary
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Drawing on the collections of major Russian institutions, contributions from contemporary artists, curators and performers and personal testimony from the descendants of those involved, the film brings the artists of the Russian Avant-Garde to life. It tells the stories of artists like Chagall, Kandinsky and Malevich - pioneers who flourished in response to the challenge of building a new art for a new world, only to be broken by implacable authority after 15 short years and silenced by Stalin's Socialist Realism.

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